President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted an additional ministerial list to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
President of the Senate, Senator Godwill Akpabio, announced the second batch of Tinubu of ministerial nominees.
The list which has 19 names included former governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe).
The former Speaker, House of Representatives and the Chief of Staff to Tinubu, Femi Gbajiabiamila, had earlier on Wednesday, submitted the list to the Senate.
The list is a completion of the remaining eleven states that have not been allotted a ministerial slot.
To allow Gbajiabiamila to present the list, the Senate invoked its Order 12(i) to allow the former speaker enter the chamber at 3.15pm.
The names include:
- AHMED TIJJANI
- BOSUN TIJJANI
- DR MARYAM SHETTI
- ISHAK SALAKO
- TUNJI ALAUSA
- TANKO SUNUNU
- ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA
- ATIKU BAGUDU
- BELLO MATAWALLE
- IBRAHIM GEIDAM
- SIMON BAKO LALONG
- LOLA ADEJO
- SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR
- TAHIR MAMMAN
- ALIYU SABI
- ALKALI AHMED
- HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
- UBA MAIGARI
- ZEPHANIAH JISSALO
